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Frequently used SI multiples are the millisievert (1 mSv = 10−3 Sv) and microsievert (1 μSv = 10−6 Sv) or (1 mSv = 0.001 Sv) and (1 μSv = 0.000001 Sv).
An older unit of the equivalent dose is the rem (Röntgen equivalent man[sic]). In some fields and countries, the rem and millirem (abbreviated mrem) continue to be used along with Sv and mSv, causing confusion[citation needed]. Here are the conversion equivalences:
* 1 Sv = 1000 mSv (millisieverts) = 1,000,000 μSv (microsieverts) = 100 rem = 100,000 mrem (millirem)
* 1 mSv = 100 mrem = 0.1 rem
* 1 μSv = 0.1 mrem
* 1 rem = 0.01 Sv = 10 mSv
* 1 mrem = 0.00001 Sv = 0.01 mSv = 10 μSv
[edit] Dose Benchmarks
* Living near a nuclear power station = less than 0.01 mSv/year
* Chest x-ray = 0.04 mSv[1]
* Cosmic radiation (from sky) at sea level = 0.24 mSv/year[1]
* Terrestrial radiation (from ground) = 0.28 mSv/year[1]
* Mammogram = 0.30 mSv[1]
* Natural radiation in the human body = 0.40 mSv/year[1]
* Brain CT scan = 0.8–5 mSv[2]
* Typical individual's natural background radiation: 2 mSv/year; 1.5 mSv/year for Australians, 3 mSv/year for Americans[3]
* Radon in the average US home = 2 mSv/year[1]
* Chest CT scan = 6–18 mSv[2]
* Average American's total radiation exposure: 6.2 mSv/year[4]
* New York-Tokyo flights for airline crew: 9mSv/year [3]
* Smoking 1.5 packs/day = 13 mSv/year[5]
* Gastrointestinal series X-ray investigation = 14 mSv[1]
* Current average limit for nuclear workers: 20 mSv/year[3]
* Background radiation in parts of Iran, India and Europe: 50 mSv/year[3]
* Lowest clearly carcinogenic level: 100 mSv/year[3]
* Criterion for relocation after Chernobyl disaster: 350 mSv/lifetime[3]
[edit] Symptom Benchmarks
Effects to humans of acute radiation (within one day):[6]
* 0–0.25 Sv: None
* 0.25–1 Sv: Some people feel nausea and loss of appetite; bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen damaged.
* 1–3 Sv: Mild to severe nausea, loss of appetite, infection; more severe bone marrow, lymph node, spleen damage; recovery probable, not assured.
* 3–6 Sv: Severe nausea, loss of appetite; hemorrhaging, infection, diarrhea, skin peels, sterility; death if untreated.
* 6–10 Sv: Above symptoms plus central nervous system impairment; death expected.
* Above 10 Sv: Incapacitation and death.
Como ves a partir de 100 mSv al año es carcinogénico y hay sitios donde viven con 50 mSv al año de radiactividad natural. En pruebas médicas de diagnóstico puedes recibir del orden desde 0,04 mSv de una radiografía a los 20 mSv de un CT-Scan.